Four women and a girl were killed in a horrific car crash when a speeding driver fleeing cops ran a red light and collided with the victims' vehicle on Friday.
Police tried to pull over a speeding car traveling north on Interstate 35W near the 46th Street exit shortly after 10 p.m. but the driver didn't stop and exited the highway.
Authorities said that the car ran a red light at the Intersection of Lake Street and S. 2nd Avenue when it rammed into the vehicle carrying the five victims.
Officer Adam Kennedy described the accident as tragic adding that all five victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
“To have all of those entities there responding...it was an absolute mess,” he said of the chaotic aftermath.
The fleeing driver was arrested shortly after running away from the scene. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Names of the victims will likely be released by Monday, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
“We're working diligently with getting the families notified and making sure they're identified properly,” investigator Lisa Estes said.
“[We've] got to make sure we take care of these families...because we only have one time to get it right.”
